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How Can You Defend Those People?

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I've often asked myself "how can that lawyer defend that person". I guess sometimes I still wonder, but in our wonderful country every person has the right to be represented/defended in court. Sort of reminds me of hate the sin but love the sinner . . Can't love the sinner, but can accept the fact that he has the right to good legal counsel.

Hysterically Entertaining

Enchanted by the quagmires, challenges, and events that surround the lives of attorneys, media commentators, and entertainers?

Interested in the inside scoop on high profile cases, courtroom dramas, actors, players, and the personal boundaries that attorney's often face?

Want to read something that will make you laugh out loud, get teary eyed, stir your nerves, rock your views, and motivate you to live each day as you see fit?

If your answers are yes - then "How Can You Defend Those People" is a MUST READ! It's rare to find a book where readers are so moved by one man's life experiences! Mickey Sherman's accounts are so vividly cast and frankly depicted that they leave you yearning for more and wondering how all these interesting events could possibly have happened to one person! From Michael Skakel, OJ Simpson, Scott Peterson, Martha Stewart, the Menedez brothers ... to the quite unknown yet poignant story of Roger Ligon ... this book is well-written, exciting, and hysterically entertaining!

"How Can You Defend Those People" is the greatest new book for spring. After being written about in novels and on television shows, Mickey Sherman has finally penned his own story of his colorful and distinguished career. Mickey Sherman is a criminal defense attorney who is also a legal analyst for CBS and a frequent media commentator on legal issues for all the major networks. Having appeared regularly on NBC's "Today Show," CNN's "Larry King Live," "20/20," and many other news shows, Mickey has now written extensively for legal publications and has lectured nationwide on criminal law issues, as well as on the media coverage of them.

This book boldly explains how the famed attorney dealt with impossible cases and sometimes extremely impossible or difficult clients. But one thing is known in the legal world: Sherman's the man to hire when you are dealing with an impossible legal mission.

But those who have read this book all rave about Mickey's literary work. Bestselling author Dominick Dunne raves about "How Can You Defend Those People." Dunne, known as a victims' advocate, said, "I'll never agree with Mickey Sherman, but I must admit I really enjoyed his book. Underneath his sometimes fierce demeanor in the courtroom, Sherman is a witty man with an amiable personality, an expert story teller, and a lover of the law who fights hard for his clients."

Even TV legal powerhouse Nancy Grace raves about reading Mickey's book. She says of defense attorneys, "They are usually my natural enemy, but I enjoyed getting inside the brain of this defense attorney." Other fans of Sherman's work include the LAPD Chief, William J. Bratton and Oscar winning director, screenwriter and producer, Barry Levinson. But fans don't stop there. The new book is doing well with everyday readers and many of the famous in Hollywood as well. Lounging recently at Beverly Hills' Polo Lounge, it was in the hands of several well known agents in the business. Wonder if they were pondering what to do with some of their clients.

Sherman's defense strategies are frequently groundbreaking and sometimes more fascinating than the clients themselves, which is why he is a frequent source for NBC's "Dateline" and "Law & Order," CBS's "48 Hours," Court TV, and all the national news channels, the "New York Times," "Time," and "Vanity Fair." He is even a recurring character in James Patterson's bestselling novels. In the tradition of bestsellers by Alan Dershowitz and Dominick Dunne, Sherman delivers a powerful, extraordinarily candid, and humorous account of his legal career that gives readers an all access backstage pass to the sausage factory that is the criminal justice system, as well as to many cases we have all lived through via TV, which Sherman has provided commentary for and insight on the various news channels. Sherman pulls no punches in his candid and often irreverent account of his experiences, observations and antics on and off the air, covering the big (and not so big) cases for the networks.

Sherman started his career as a public defender, then worked as a prosecutor, and later became a criminal defense attorney for clients such as Michael Skakel (convicted 27 years after the fact for the murder of Martha Moxley) and Alex Kelly (who, on the eve of his double-rape trial in Darien, fled to Europe for nine years). The raw Court TV coverage of his successful PTSD defense of a Vietnam veteran charged with murdering an unarmed man over a parking space argument was nominated for a Cable Ace Award. Many who know Sherman believe that his humble upbringing is what makes him such an advocate for everyone in the system. Sherman tells "Canyon News," "Whether you like criminal defense attorneys or not. We all have a job to do and if you are ever accused of a crime that you didn't commit or you did commit, wouldn't you want a defense attorney to fight for your rights? Every citizen in our nation has constitutional rights; that's what makes America so great." Another reason America's great is because of Mickey Sherman. "How Can You Defend Those People," Sherman's first book, is available at Amazon and at bookstores across the nation. Here's hoping for more of Sherman's masterful storytelling to be weaved around the pages of more books.

I've known Mickey for years and he's always a fixture in Hollywood. He navigates the terrain of entertainment as easily as he does the corridors of courtrooms around the nation. Sherman is very well known and respected in Tinseltown and when his career as an attorney is done, he's surely going to break into some field in the entertainment biz. Charming, charismatic, handsome and very witty, he's comfortable with almost anyone.

Mickey Sherman is a criminal defense attorney who lives in New York and Greenwich, Connecticut. He's married to fellow author, legal analyst for FOX News, and former prosecutor, Lis Weihl.

Tommy Garrett is Editor of Canyon Newspaper in Beverly Hills and Contributing Editor of San Francisco News.

Mickey Sherman, a renowned defense attorney, defends his profession against the rash of stereotypes held by the general public, usually using a heavy does of his good -- and wacky -- sense of humor in the process.

And, it's not just defending his profession. He looks at the practice of criminal law in general. This isn't a nuts-and-bolts, or a tell-all, just a description of how defense lawyers, judges, prosecutors and cops are all people -- and how those who are best people are usually the best in their line of work.

Filled with great anecdotes from an attorney who truly doesn't take himself too seriously, Mickey Sherman explains not only how he can defend "those guys," but, how you should be glad people like him defend "those guys."

This book should be mandatory reading for criminal defense attorneys. It gets your head, your heart, and your ego in the right place. A light, quick and engaging read, it will crack you up again and again at the same time as imparting much insight. And then there's the chapter on the Roger Ligon case, the prep and trial of which is a model of unstinting hard work, commitment and brilliance by attorney Sherman. And it's cheap, you should buy a bunch of copies so you can hand them out the next time someone asks, "How can you defend those people?!"

What a great book. If ever one wanted to crawl into the mind of a Criminal Defense Attorney to see what made them tick this is the book! "How Can You Defend Those People" asked many times and finally answered. Mickey Sherman not only answers this question but many other questions I have had regarding this profession, and alot more questions I didn't even know I had! Mr. Sherman writes in such a fashion that you feel as if you are sitting in a coffee house talking to an old friend and being educated at the same time. He touches on all the familiar feelings, happiness, sadness, humor, logic, tragedy and triumph and speaks in laymans terms without being insulting. Also, you learn that justice takes work, and that hardly anything is ever as it appears........

I first read the Kindle version of How Can You Defend Those People and then bought a used copy to keep in my library. First of all, Mickey Sherman is really funny. Secondly, he is entertaining and candid. Thirdly, he makes a great contribution to the justice system by reminding readers that every citizen in the US has the "right to an attorney." That is the law. I enjoy the personal stories, question and answer section, photos, and inside information of high profile cases in the book. If you like crime shows, Tru TV and HLN, you'll love the stories in HCYDTP. Read the inside scoop on who's who and what's what... judges, weird motions, tactics, and famous clients. Not all defense attorneys are jerks, it's really true-defense attorneys are people too. They even have morals! (Check out the Innocence Project). I hope Sherman writes another book because this one was great.

I did not want to turn the last page of this book and have it end. I was so drawn into the stories of these ordinary people and how a criminal defense attorney's mind works in order to help and represent his client. The story towards the end of the book about Roger Ligon was very moving and just about brought me to tears. I felt many emotions reading about Mickey's career. Sadness for the people who found themselves in these situations, laughter at the wild pranks Mickey would pull, and most importantly, I have a new understanding of the criminal defense attorney. There have been many cases in the media where my feelings were to lock that person up and throw away the key. But, as Mickey stated, I only know the story as the media presents it. This book is a great read. I hope Mickey is working on his next book now.

I knew from seeing Mickey Sherman interviewed that he was a witty guy, but I had no idea what a colorful, fun book this was going to be. I laughed out loud a lot. He held nothing back in talking about the interesting (to say the least) characters he has come in contact with while working as a defense attorney. To say that he livened up the courtroom is an understatement. While explaining in detail the intricacies of the law, he also lets you in on how psychology comes into play in dealing with his various colorful clients. I also came to appreciate his integrity and his respect for the letter of the law. A thoroughly wonderful book. I am very glad I bought it.

A great book by a great attorney and even better human being. He tells it like it is but doesn't forget to make you laugh. You've got to read this book!